Veroboard Layout Program
If your version of VeroDes is 1.33, then the major part is 1 and the minor part is 33. The final part is the runcount. VeroDes tracks how often you have started the software. This is used purely to determine the 'longevity' of the program. The server records this information, and also uses it to alter the index page if you need to be made aware. Like a PCB layout program, VeeCAD takes a schematic generated netlist and assists you to build a layout - on strip (Veroboard), matrix, donut, tripad, Atarado Smart, and other prototyping boards. The usual design tools are provided: netlist import, component footprint definition, component positioning, wiring and connectivity check.
Stripboard Magic is a Windows application for designing PCB layouts on stripboard (aka prototyping board, aka Veroboard). It was released by a British company called Ambyr which ceased trading a long time ago.
The interface is a quite primitive and a little strange but the program is functional even on Windows XP. It also works great under wine in Linux, at least with version 0.9.38 and above as this is all I have checked. It should probably work on older versions too. I haven’t tried it on Vista though.
It can be a handy program when called upon and I have successfully used it a few times when throwing together random small circuits. Due to the interface I would imagine it to be a bit clumsy for very large circuits. The biggest gripe I have with it is the inability to change the orientation of components on the board, so some circuits tend to be slightly larger than they need to be.
I downloaded a copy of Stripboard Magic 1.0 back in the 90’s and recently just found it lying about on my computer. As I would consider it to well and truly be abandonware and as it seems to be a little sought after by some hobbyists I have provided a link to download it below.
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Here are some screenshots showing the schematic view (top) and board layout view (bottom):
Another hard to find app these days is Stripboard Designer, mirrored here for people who wish to use it.
Free Layout Software Windows
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Veroboard Layout Programs
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